AVP2 Designer's Cut

[nrcheever]

Here's my raw notes from what I wrote back in 2001.  If I had the time (which I didn't) I was going to work on improving and adding content to the AVP2 game based on a lot of gut instinct back then.  With Monolith's anniversary, I dusted it off with the intent I'll write a more formal article describing it.  For now -- give it a look to point out confusion or if some ideas ideas are good or bad.  You could frame it as "Back then..." or "Today's games..."

Highlights - create a Merc (Corporate) storyline, add back in cut content, modify player objects like a 3D Motion Tracker (which isn't a big deal now, but back then it was only a hud element).

https://pastebin.com/6EUpPGxT

• Story Expansion
• Level Changes
• Asset Changes
• Multiplayer Changes

And here's some eye candy I did in 2001 for improving the EXO SUIT hud

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Amazing! So glad you joined the discord too ! (i saw you there)

:-)

[KingKenny]

Thanks for sharing!

A lot of the ideas in here are good. We never really know what happened to Richter but are left to assume he died in the original game. I like the expanded ideas for the mercs and ai buddies.

I also laughed at this:  "Why Does Tomiko Just Blow the Place up?"

Also I see the mention of the wildlife ai. So there were plans for the bull and dog at one point.

What was supposed to be the wildlife Humanoid AI? Is this the ai escorts of Ichiro, etc?

[nrcheever]

I was wondering that too ... what did I mean by wildlife humanoid AI additions!

Also layered in there was the idea of swapping the Smuggler ship (which looks like a small Nostromo) with the Betty and making it link to Alien 4.  I'm pretty sure the Betty is only used in one of the MP maps, right?

[[cancerblack]]

I was wondering that too ... what did I mean by wildlife humanoid AI additions!

Also layered in there was the idea of swapping the Smuggler ship (which looks like a small Nostromo) with the Betty and making it link to Alien 4.  I'm pretty sure the Betty is only used in one of the MP maps, right?

Unless it's VERY well hidden, yeah, just the mp map "Auriga".

[The Old One]

Interesting idea but not one I prefer over the reality.